This document summarizes the LIFE Project, which aims to develop a model for evaluating the full lifecycle costs of digital preservation. It discusses the LIFE 1 and LIFE 2 phases, the LIFE costing model, case studies conducted on institutional repositories and digitized newspapers, and benefits of the LIFE model for digital preservation planning and cost analysis. The LIFE Project website and upcoming conference are also mentioned.
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Costing digital preservation (15-05-08)
1. Fourth UNICA Scholarly Communication Seminar, Prague The LIFE Project Costing Digital Preservation 15-16 May 2008 Richard Davies LIFE 2 Project Manager, The British Library 011011010101010110011101001101101010101011001110100110110101010101100111010011011010101010110011101001101101010101011001110101100110110101010101100111010011011010101010110011101001101101010101011001110100110110101010101100111
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8. LIFE 1 Case Studies e-Journals Web Archiving Voluntary Deposit of Electronic Publications
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12. The LIFE Model v1.1 Inspection Re-ingest Backup Reference Linking User Support Preservation Action Refreshment Metadata Extraction Holdings Update Access Control Preservation Planning Storage Provision Metadata Creation Deposit Access Provision Preservation Watch Repository Admin Re-use Existing Metadata Quality Assurance Lifecycle Elements Access Content Preservation Bit-stream Preservation Metadata Creation Ingest Lifecycle Stage Check-in Obtaining Ordering & Invoicing IPR & Licensing Submission Agreement Selection Acquisition .... .... .... .... Creation or Purchase Access Content Preservation Bit-stream Preservation Metadata Creation Ingest Acquisition Creation or Purchase
13. Levels within the lifecycle Acquisition Selection Selection Policy Lifecycle Sub-element Lifecycle Element Lifecycle Stage Lifecycle
14. LIFE Model v1.1: Non-lifecycle Elements Discounting Administration Inflation Repository Software Management Non-Lifecycle Elements Economic Adjustments Systems / Infrastructure Management and Administration Non-Lifecycle Stage
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17. SHERPA-LEAP Case Study Mostly text-based objects Journal and conference papers, and book chapters, with only a few A/V objects currently held. Research output from the visual and performing arts perspectives. Few repositories hold this kind of material. A range of text-based materials Mostly journal and conference papers.
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SHERPA: Securing a Hybrid Environment for Research Preservation and Access
This is a common scenario for many Libraries and means that the long-term management of the surrogates takes on a more important aspect. Both of these surrogates have their own problems in terms of deterioration and risk and lend themselves to further analysis.